Postgraduate Course: Difference, diversity and power in counselling practice (20 credits) (CNST11068)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This is a core course for the Master of Counselling (Interpersonal Dialogue) and the Pg Diploma in Counselling. It provides students with the opportunity to focus on this important practice theme in detail. The course examines issues of difference, diversity and power in contemporary social and political contexts, exploring theories of power and how it is exercised; societal and interpersonal processes of exclusion; inclusion and promoting equality; with a focus on the student's own personal experience in relation to these issues. |
| Course description |
The course will focus on sociological theories and debates in relation to difference, diversity and power and the controversies surrounding the place of counselling in these. Students have the opportunity to analyse these issues broadly as well as undertake detailed study on specific areas, such as race, gender, sexuality, disability, age, faith and others. The course focuses on how counselling practitioners work effectively with these issues in their practice with clients. Students will be required to undertake significant personal work on these issues and the safety of the learning environment required for such personal development work will be addressed from the outset.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2018/19, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 24,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 4,000 word essay |
| Feedback |
Formative feedback will be given throughout the course, especially in Practice and Process Groups (PPGs).
Summative feedback will be given on the course paper via Learn. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the theories of power and how it is exercised, including societal and interpersonal processes of exclusion, inclusion and promoting equality.
- Apply these concepts and theories to their personal narrative and professional practice as a counsellor in training.
- Analyse the social and political contexts in which debates and practices around equality and diversity are conducted.
- Appraise key sociological debates regarding the potential of therapeutic practice both to reinforce and to challenge inequalities and exclusion at intrapersonal, interpersonal and societal levels.
- Recognise their strengths, learning and support needs in relation to difference, diversity and power in counselling practice.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
This course is delivered to each Pg Diploma cohort in 3 full days spread across two years. Which semester the course is delivered in will vary depending on the cohort. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Tanya Richardson
Tel: (0131 6)51 6671
Email: tanya.richardson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sue Larsen
Tel: (0131 6)51 6671
Email: Sue.Larsen@ed.ac.uk |
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